San Francisco Giants players and history

1,971 players have played at least one regular-season game for the San Francisco Giants franchise from 1883 to 2025. Before today's name it played as the New York Gothams (1883–1884) and New York Giants (1885–1957). Willie Mays played the most games for the club (2,857, 1951–1952, 1954–1972).

Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants
Oracle Park · Photo: Coasttocoast at the English-language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped) · Photo credits

Most games for the Giants

The 25 players with the most regular-season games for the franchise, 1883–2025, under any of its names.
#PlayerPosSeasonsGames
1Photo of Willie Mays Willie MaysOF1951–1952, 1954–19722,857
2Photo of Mel Ott Mel OttOF1926–19472,730
3Photo of Willie McCovey Willie McCovey1B1959–1973, 1977–19802,256
4Photo of Barry Bonds Barry BondsOF1993–20071,976
5 Bill Terry1B1923–19361,720
6 Travis JacksonSS1922–19361,657
7Photo of Brandon Crawford Brandon CrawfordSS2011–20231,655
8 Larry Doyle2B1907–1916, 1918–19201,623
9Photo of Jim Davenport Jim Davenport3B1958–19701,502
10Photo of Whitey Lockman Whitey Lockman1B1945, 1947–19581,485
11 Mike TiernanOF1887–18991,478
12Photo of Buster Posey Buster PoseyC2009–2019, 20211,371
13Photo of George Burns George BurnsOF1911–19211,362
14 Jo-Jo MooreOF1930–19411,335
15 Art FletcherSS1909–19201,325
16Photo of Brandon Belt Brandon Belt1B2011–20221,310
17Photo of Robby Thompson Robby Thompson2B1986–19961,304
18Photo of Rich Aurilia Rich AuriliaSS1995–2003, 2007–20091,292
19 George Van HaltrenOF1894–19031,227
20 Ross YoungsOF1917–19261,211
21Photo of J. T. Snow J. T. Snow1B1997–2005, 20081,183
22Photo of Don Mueller Don MuellerOF1948–19571,171
23Photo of Will Clark Will Clark1B1986–19931,160
24Photo of Pablo Sandoval Pablo Sandoval3B2008–2014, 2017–20201,149
25 George Kelly1B1915–1917, 1919–19261,137

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licences, each credited on the MLB photo credits page.

Giants players in 2025

The 12 players with the most Giants games among those who played for the club in 2025: Mike Yastrzemski (OF, 791 games since 2019), Wilmer Flores (1B, 667 games since 2020), LaMonte Wade (1B, 488 games since 2021), Tyler Rogers (P, 392 games since 2019), Patrick Bailey (C, 353 games since 2023), Heliot Ramos (OF, 312 games since 2022), Matt Chapman (3B, 282 games since 2024), Camilo Doval (P, 275 games since 2021), Casey Schmitt (2B, 225 games since 2023), Ryan Walker (P, 193 games since 2023), Jung Hoo Lee (OF, 187 games since 2024) and Logan Webb (P, 182 games since 2019).

Old names and cities

  • New York Gothams: 1883–1884
  • New York Giants: 1885–1957
  • San Francisco Giants: today's name.

Every season under an old name counts for the San Francisco Giants in the MLB Grid and on the played-for-both lists.

Played for both the Giants and…

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Each list has every player who played for both clubs, with his seasons and games for each. All MLB team pairs

San Francisco Giants: questions

How many players have played for the San Francisco Giants?

1,971, counting every player with at least one regular-season game for the franchise from 1883 to 2025, under any of its names.

Who has played the most games for the Giants?

Willie Mays, with 2,857 regular-season games (1951–1952, 1954–1972), ahead of Mel Ott (2,730) and Willie McCovey (2,256).

Which team shares the most players with the Giants?

The Cardinals: 290 players played for both. The fewest: the Rays, with 46.

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